Epicardial adipose tissue volume and coronary calcification among people living with diabetes: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has anatomic and functional proximity to the heart and is considered a novel diagnostic marker and therapeutic target in cardiometabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether EAT volume was associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC) in people living with diabetes, independently of confounding factors.

Methods

We included all consecutive patients with diabetes whose EAT volume and CAC score were measured using computed tomography between January 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020 in the Department of Diabetology-Endocrinology-Nutrition at Avicenne Hospital, France. Determinants of EAT volume and a CAC score ≥ 100 Agatston units (AU) were evaluated.

Results

The study population comprised 409 patients (218

SUBMITTER: Cosson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863354 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature